| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending APRIL 17, 1971 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | JOY TO THE WORLD Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4272) | 5 | 18 | 30 | 7 | |
| 2 | JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) Temptations (Gordy 7105) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 | WHAT’S GOING ON Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54201) | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| 4 | SHE’S A LADY Tom Jones (Parrot 40058) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 5 | I AM...I SAID Neil Diamond (Uni 55278) | 15 | 23 | 31 | 5 | |
| 6 | PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND Ocean (Kama Sutra 519) | 22 | 38 | 51 | 6 | |
| 7 | NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE Jackson 5 (Motown 1179) | 17 | 29 | — | 3 | |
| 8 | ANOTHER DAY Paul McCartney (Apple 1829) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | |
| 9 | ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE Brewer & Shipley (Kama Sutra 516) | 13 | 17 | 19 | 11 | |
| 10 | (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY Andy Williams (Columbia 45317) | 12 | 14 | 18 | 11 | |
| 11 | LOVE’S LINES, ANGLES AND RHYMES 5th Dimension (Bell 965) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 9 | |
| 12 | HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Sammi Smith (Mega 0015) | 9 | 13 | 17 | 13 | |
| 13 | WHAT IS LIFE George Harrison (Apple 1828) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
| 14 | DOESN’T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED Partridge Family (Bell 963) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 15 | NO LOVE AT ALL B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12307) | 18 | 21 | 26 | 9 | |
| 16 | IF Bread (Elektra 45720) | 29 | 48 | 57 | 5 | |
| 17 | WE CAN WORK IT OUT Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54202) | 20 | 33 | 39 | 6 | |
| 18 | WILD WORLD Cat Stevens (A&M 1231) | 19 | 20 | 22 | 10 | |
| 19 | PROUD MARY Ike & Tina Turner (Liberty 56216) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 20 | ME AND BOBBY McGEE Janis Joplin (Columbia 45314) | 10 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| 21 | STAY AWHILE Bells (Polydor 15023) | 26 | 30 | 55 | 7 | |
| 22 | FRIENDS Elton John (Uni 55277) | 28 | 34 | 41 | 5 | |
| 23 | EIGHTEEN Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7449) | 27 | 28 | 33 | 9 | |
| 24 | DREAM BABY (How Long Must I Dream) Glen Campbell (Capitol 3062) | 25 | 27 | 32 | 7 | |
| 25 | BABY LET ME KISS YOU King Floyd (Chimneyville 437) | 30 | 35 | 43 | 7 | |
| 26 | BLUE MONEY Van Morrison (Warner Bros. 7462) | 23 | 25 | 27 | 11 | |
| 27 | POWER TO THE PEOPLE John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 1830) | 41 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) Staple Singers (Stax 0083) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 9 | |
| 29 | I PLAY AND SING Dawn (Bell 970) | 35 | 42 | 56 | 5 | |
| 30 | FOR ALL WE KNOW Carpenters (A&M 1243) | 16 | 7 | 6 | 11 | |
| 31 | TIMOTHY Buoys (Scepter 12275) | 39 | 49 | 61 | 6 | |
| 32 | OYE COMO VA Santana (Columbia 45330) | 14 | 10 | 13 | 9 | |
| 33 | DON’T CHANGE ON ME Ray Charles (ABC/TRC 11291) | 36 | 43 | 54 | 7 | |
| 34 | I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS Fuzz (Calla 174) | 37 | 44 | 49 | 12 | |
| 35 | I DON’T BLAME YOU AT ALL Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla 54205) | 38 | 47 | 50 | 6 | |
| 36 | WOODSTOCK Matthews’ Southern Comfort (Decca 32774) | 42 | 56 | 77 | 7 | |
| 37 | CHICK-A-BOOM (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) Daddy Dewdrop (Sunflower 105) | 44 | 52 | 62 | 7 | |
| 38 | TEMPTATION EYES Grass Roots (Dunhill 4263) | 21 | 16 | 16 | 18 | |
| 39 | SOUL POWER (pt. 1) James Brown (King 6368) | 32 | 32 | 35 | 9 | |
| 40 | CRIED LIKE A BABY Bobby Sherman (Metromedia 206) | 31 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
| 41 | WHERE DID THEY GO, LORD Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9980) | 34 | 36 | 40 | 7 | |
| 42 | BOOTY BUTT Ray Charles Orchestra (Tangerine 1015) | 52 | 65 | 74 | 5 | |
| 43 | TONGUE IN CHEEK Sugarloaf (Liberty 56218) | 51 | 54 | 58 | 8 | |
| 44 | DO ME RIGHT Detroit Emeralds (Westbound 172) | 48 | 57 | 59 | 13 | |
| 45 | LOVE HER MADLY Doors (Elektra 45726) | 57 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | ASK ME NO QUESTIONS B.B. King (ABC 11290) | 43 | 46 | 47 | 9 | |
| 47 | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2796) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | I THINK OF YOU Perry Como (RCA Victor 74-0444) | 50 | 55 | 60 | 6 | |
| 49 | ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO Lobo (Big Tree 112) | 61 | 74 | 91 | 4 | |
| 50 | TIME AND LOVE Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45341) | 54 | 59 | 69 | 5 | |
| 51 | I WON’T MENTION IT AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia 45329) | 56 | 61 | 63 | 6 | |
| 52 | TOAST AND MARMALADE FOR TEA Tin Tin (Atco 6794) | 66 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | SOMEONE WHO CARES Kenny Rogers & First Edition (Reprise 0999) | 60 | 64 | 73 | 5 | |
| 54 | ME AND MY ARROW Nilsson (RCA Victor 74-0443) | 63 | 72 | 83 | 4 | |
| 55 | PUSHBIKE SONG Mixtures (Sire 350) | 58 | 67 | 71 | 7 | |
| 56 | MAN IN BLACK Johnny Cash (Columbia 45339) | 59 | 63 | 67 | 6 | |
| 57 | HERE COMES THE SUN Richie Havens (Stormy Forest 656) | 73 | 98 | 100 | 4 | |
| 58 | I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Helen Reddy (Capitol 3027) | 70 | 75 | 78 | 7 | |
| 59 | RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE Brenda & Tabulations (Top & Bottom 407) | 64 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | SWEET AND INNOCENT Donny Osmond (MGM 14227) | 72 | 92 | 95 | 5 | |
| 61 | COULD I FORGET YOU Tyrone Davis (Dakar 623) | 62 | 69 | 75 | 7 | |
| 62 | MELTING POT Booker T. & MG’s (Stax 0082) | 65 | 66 | 70 | 6 | |
| 63 | COOL AID Paul Humphrey & Cool Aid Chemists (Lizard 21006) | 74 | 89 | 99 | 4 | |
| 64 | HOT PANTS Salvage (Odax 420) | 67 | 70 | 72 | 7 | |
| 65 | OH, SINGER Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72) | 68 | 73 | 82 | 4 | |
| 66 | STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE Margie Joseph (Volt 4056) | 71 | 77 | 81 | 4 | |
| 67 | WANT ADS Honey Cone (Hot Wax 7011) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | I WISH I WERE Andy Kim (Steed 731) | 69 | 71 | 76 | 5 | |
| 69 | AMOS MOSES Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 47-9904) | 40 | 26 | 12 | 20 | |
| 70 | TREAT HER LIKE A LADY Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (United Artists 50721) | 79 | 85 | 88 | 6 | |
| 71 | GOTTA SEE JANE R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth 5026) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | C’MON Poco (Epic 10714) | 75 | 86 | 92 | 5 | |
| 73 | LAYLA Derek & Dominos (Atco 6809) | 83 | 94 | 97 | 5 | |
| 74 | YOUR LOVE (Means Everything To Me) Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Bros. 7475) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | I’M GIRL SCOUTIN’ Intruders (Gamble 4009) | 77 | 81 | 87 | 4 | |
| 76 | FREEDOM Jimi Hendrix (Reprise 1000) | 81 | 88 | 93 | 4 | |
| 77 | WARPATH Isley Brothers (T-Neck 929) | 76 | 76 | 80 | 4 | |
| 78 | SNOW BLIND FRIEND Steppenwolf (Dunhill 4269) | 55 | 51 | 52 | 7 | |
| 79 | LUCKY MAN Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Cotillion 44106) | 86 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | (For God’s Sake) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55450) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | BATTLE HYMN OF LT. CALLEY C Company Featuring Terry Nelson (Plantation 73) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | BROKEN Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0458) | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | L.A. GOODBYE Ides Of March (Warner Bros. 7466) | 88 | 91 | 98 | 5 | |
| 84 | THE ANIMAL TRAINER AND THE TOAD Mountain (Windfall 534) | 89 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | LONELY FEELIN’ War (United Artists 50746) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | SUPERSTAR Murray Head with Trinidad Singers (Decca 32603) | — | — | — | 19 | |
| 87 | NEVADA FIGHTER Michael Nesmith & First National Band (RCA Victor 74-0453) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | YOU AND YOUR FOLKS, ME AND MY FOLKS Funkadelic (Westbound 175) | 93 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | WE WERE ALWAYS SWEETHEARTS Boz Scaggs (Columbia 45353) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | I CAN’T HELP IT Moments (Stang 5020) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | 13 QUESTIONS Seatrain (Capitol 3067) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | RED EYE BLUES Redeye (Pentagram 206) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | WHEN YOU DANCE I CAN REALLY LOVE Neil Young (Reprise 0992) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | PLAIN AND SIMPLE GIRL Garland Green (Cotillion 44098) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | ALBERT FLASHER Guess Who (RCA Victor 74-0458) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | NICKEL SONG New Seekers (Elektra 45719) | 98 | 100 | 96 | 4 | |
| 97 | CAN’T FIND THE TIME Rose Colored Glass (Bang 584) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | 1927 KANSAS CITY Mike Reilly (Paramount 0053) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Yvonne Elliman (Decca 32785) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND Odds & Ends (Today 1003) | 85 | 83 | 86 | 5 | |
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